Saturinus Andrew Connaughton

1878 - 1971  (92 years)

• Name	Saturinus Andrew Connaughton
  Nickname	Andy
  Born	28 Nov 1878	Indiana, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Feb 1971	Paris, Logan County, Arkansas, USA   [7]
  Person ID	I113136	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Family	Mary Mathilda Zeiler,   b. 13 Jan 1882, Indiana, USA ,   d. 20 Nov 1970, Arkansas, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Married	Abt 1904
  Children	1. Mary Agnes Connaughton,   b. 1905, Paris, Logan County, Arkansas, USA ,   d. Missouri, USA   2. George Connaughton,   b. 1906, Arkansas, USA   3. Elizabeth Jane Connaughton,   b. 10 Sep 1907, Paris, Logan County, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 15 Mar 2004, Arkansas, USA  (Age 96 years)   4. Ann Rose Connaughton,   b. 2 Aug 1909, Paris, Logan County, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 18 Sep 1997, Texas, USA  (Age 88 years)   5. Catherine Connaughton,   b. 1912, Paris, Logan County, Arkansas, USA ,   d. USA   6. Jerome Connaughton   7. Mary Margaret Connaughton
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F43021	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BIOGRAPHY: S. A. Connaughton was Paris city marshal before July 1938 and as a coal miner, he was active in the United Mine Workers of America Union and was president of the State Federation in 1919-1920. In July 1938 he was a candidate for representative. I have a copy of an article from the Paris newspaper. I also have a picture, from the newspaper of their golden wedding anniversary. Their grandson Mark Limbird is running for sheriff of Logan County at the present time. I have Andy's O. B. I have 1900 census with Andy with his parents. I don't know how much you have on the Zeiler family but I'd be happy to get any thing you have. BIOGRAPHY: From the United Mine Workers of America web site: BIOGRAPHY: United Mine Workers Union BIOGRAPHY: "Union born and bred, on union money I was fed, and I'll be union 'til I'm dead." This common chant was taught to all young miner's children. The union was at the beginning of every mining town in Arkansas. BIOGRAPHY: Through the union, miners were able to get better health care, housing, and fairer prices on consumer goods. Most coal mining towns had a company store where the price on goods was regulated by the owner of the mine. This allowed them to charge anything they wanted and still be assured that the miners would pay it rather than starve. With the union came freer markets where the near-communist economy was replaced with a competitive free enterprise system. The first hospital in Clarksville was operated by the union, which provided health care plans for the miners and their families. BIOGRAPHY: Often a coal operator would attempt to keep the union out of his mine by hiring 'scabs'. They were mostly immigrants who badly needed the money and would work for cheaper wages than the union workers. The Monkey Run attempted to keep out the union by building a six foot high stockade around the coal camp. The union miners called the fence the bull pen. It didn't hold for long. BIOGRAPHY: The most memorable account of Johnson County union wars occured at Jamestown. The Jamestown War broke out at the Slavic camp. The union and non-union men fought and several were killed for the livelyhood of the coal mining community. They felt that their homes and families were being threatened. BIOGRAPHY: District 21 of the United Mine Workers (UMW) reached its greatest strength in 1908 with 16,100 members in Arkansas and Oklahoma. This was 87% of the workforce. When the contract ran out in 1910, 30,000 miners came out to fight for the union. Fred Holt, the secretary-treasurer of UMW, pleaded with the businessmen to support the striking minres. He explained the danger of miners becoming enslaved to the company if the UMW was destroyed. By 1912, District 21 had 14,202 members. BIOGRAPHY: A nationwide strike in 1919 lasted nealy two months. By 1927, almost every mine in Arkansas was open shop and wages had been slammed back to the same rate they were in 1917. In the early 1930's, Dave Fowler appeared to save the day. He was the president of District 21 of the UMW. He gave a rallying speech at Coal Hill one summer afternoon from the back of a a pickup truck. The UMW came back to Arkansas. BIOGRAPHY: The great mines that made Arkansas what it is may be gone forever, but the society left behind remains. The people of Johnson County know their history, and if you ask someone on the street, they can probably point out the mine their grandfather worked in. One little four letter word changed the landscape of Arkansas and it's people forever

  
  

• Sources

  [S38] 1880 US Federal Census. [S19] 1900 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). [S30] 1910 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). [S24] 1920 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). Name: S A Cormaughton [S A Connaughton] Home in 1920: Mountain, Logan, Arkansas Age: 41 Estimated birth year: abt 1879 Birthplace: Indiana Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) [Head] Spouse's name: Mary Cormaughton Father's Birth Place: Indiana Mother's Birth Place: Indiana Marital Status: Married Race: White Sex: Male Home owned: Own Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes [S25] 1930 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). [S891] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917 - 1918, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Saturman Andrew Connaughton County: Logan State: Arkansas Birth Date: 28 Nov 1878 Race: White FHL Roll Number: 1530474 DraftBoard: 0 [S888] Social Security Death Index 1935 - Current, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Saturinus Connaughton SSN: 431-05-7239 Last Residence: 72855 Paris, Logan, Arkansas, United States of America Born: 29 Nov 1878 Died: Feb 1971 State (Year) SSN issued: Arkansas (Before 1951)